2014 Question Paper Solapur University Question Paper, B.Com. – II ,ENGLISH COMPULSORY Keeping Pace

Solapur University Question Paper B.Com. – II (Semester – IV) Examination, 2014 ENGLISH COMPULSORY Keeping Pace Day and Date : Friday, 4-4-2014 Max. Marks : 50 Time : 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. N.B. : i) All questions are compulsory. ii) Figures to the right indicate full marks. 1. Choose the right answer from the alternatives given below : 10 1) ‘Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture’ is written by __________ a) Langston Hughes b) R. K. Narayan c) Jerome K. Jerome d) R. K. Laxman 2) C. V. Raman used to carry optical tools like a telescope, a spectroscope and a ___________ to observe the sea. a) prism b) DVD c) hard disc d) pen drive 3) Sudha Kulkarni was an engineer in ___________ a) TEMCO b) TESCO c) TERCO d) TELCO 4) Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ is taken from __________ a) The Gardner b) Crescent Moon c) Gitanjali d) The Lotus Eaters 5) Shakespeare’s ‘The Seven Ages of Man’ is an extract from __________ a) As You Like It b) Seven Samurai c) Seven Deadly Sins d) The Secret SLR-B – 31 -2- 6) The phrase ‘narrow domestic walls’ suggests ___________ a) boundaries of caste and creed b) very short passage c) narrow walls d) family walls 7) Three hours later, she ____________ (wake) in the recovery room. a) waked up b) has woken up c) wake up d) woke up 8) Raghu ___________ (be) going Mumbai tomorrow. a) was b) shall c) is d) could 9) Sara looked to her college ____________ a) happily b) happiness c) happy d) none of the above 10) My brother-in-law arrived _____________ yesterday. a) late b) lately c) latest d) none of the above 2. Answer any five of the following questions in two to three sentences each. 10 1) Comment on the humour represented in ‘Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture’. 2) Draw the character sketch of Uncle Podger. 3) Which factors helped infosys to grow faster than its competitors ? 4) How did N. R. Narayan Murthy take the Indian software industry to a global platform ? 5) Describe Raman’s attempts to prove the sky is blue. 6) How Keen and Porter experimented with the optics ? 3. A) Answer any two of the following : 6 1) Discuss on the themes represented in Tagore’s ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’. 2) Bring out the spiritual qualities of Tagore’s ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’. 3) Explain the symbolic significance of Shakespeare’s ‘The Seven Ages of Man’. -3- SLR-B – 31 B) Rewrite the following paragraph making necessary corrections in the use of capitals and punctuations (any two). 4 1) Education system around the world have been influenced by the global educational policies as developed by international institutions such as Unesco, Unicef and the world Bank. 2) Our education system was excellent because of teachers like Rishi vashist, maharshi Vishwamitra, Maharshi valmiki and Chanakya etc who all still hold high respect in our society. 3) literature, Mathematics Philosophy, Science etc. flourished during its heydays. india was a great centre of education for the world ? 4. Answer any one of the following : 10 1) Imagine that you are interviewing a social reformer for your college magazine. Draft 8-10 questions and the possible responses for the interview. 2) Imagine that you have applied for the post of sales executive and asked to attend an interview. Draft 8-10 questions that you could be asked and write them along with your possible responses. 5. Answer the following question : 10 Imagine that you are the convener of Sport Committee of a reputed college formed for planning the ‘Sport Day’ at the college campus. Draft exchanges/ transcript of the meeting including convener’s opening remarks, stating purpose of the meeting, proposals and clarifications etc. _____________________

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